As Greater Boston's community foundation, the Boston Foundation is focused on the myriad of factors which make our city unique and successful. With an emphasis on strengthening this region's competitiveness in the global economy, the Foundation works with many partners to publish cutting edge research, hold public forums, and convene task forces of experts and stakeholders to create action agendas for real change.
A new report from the Boston Opportunity Agenda's Birth to Eight Collaborative tracks the fallout of the COVID pandemic on Boston's child care sector - more than a thousand lost seats, dozens of providers closed, and a massive drop in the number of children receiving critical Early Intervention
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In her new role, Catherine T. Morris will oversee the Boston Foundation's arts grantmaking, advocate for the sector, and serve as a partner in efforts to uplift artists and arts organizations as civic and community leaders. She joins the Foundation September 7.
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The Equality Fund welcomed new members and recognized grantees as part of the Fund's virtual Pride celebration in June
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The 18th annual Greater Boston Housing Report Card finds that the pandemic took a disproportionate toll on communities of color, but that emergency measures could provide a blueprint for addressing the region's housing inequity.
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Boston families with young children may have had a harder time accessing key child development screening and services during the first year of the pandemic, according to a new report from the Boston Opportunity Agenda.
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The pandemic worsened Boston’s already acute child-care shortage, with lower-income neighborhoods hit the hardest, according to a report by the Boston Opportunity Agenda.
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The Boston Foundation announced that Catherine T. Morris, the founder and executive director of Boston Art & Music Soul (BAMS) Fest, has been hired as the next Director, Arts and Culture for the foundation. Morris will begin her new role on September 7.
Read moreIn a piece about home ownership in Boston and how housing is emerging as a top concern in this year's mayoral race, data from the Boston Foundation's 2021 Greater Boston Housing Report Card is cited; 66 percent of white households own their homes in Greater Boston, compared with 35 percent of Black households and 30 percent of Latino households.
Read moreA new report from the Boston Opportunity Agenda shows the COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the already troubling decline in the number of child care seats and providers in the city of Boston, with some of the worst impacts coming in neighborhoods where care was already hardest to find.
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The 18th Annual Greater Boston Housing Report Card looks at the effects of COVID on the region's economy and housing, and highlights some of the policies that could provide permanent improvements in housing affordability and availability.
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A new report from the Boston Foundation, the Dukakis Center at Northeastern University and MassINC quantifies the value of a community college education - and finds a certificate or associate degree pays immediate dividends in wages and employment.
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The evaluation of the Health Starts at Home program finds health care and housing partnerships can have a powerful impact on housing insecurity and improve the health of children and their caregivers.
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The Spring 2021 edition of TBF News features a closer look at the new Asian Community Fund, along with a profile of one of its founders, Paul Lee. Plus we revisit Chelsea and East Boston one year after the start of the pandemic, and share how an anonymous Boston Foundation donor has given voice to the words of some of the nation's leading 19th-century Abolitionists.
